Showing 1 - 10 of 24
Wire breach stirs tensions at border
Chairit Yonpiam and Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 26/08/2025
» Thai authorities are considering criminal prosecution following a border incident in which a group of Cambodian nationals reportedly dismantled sections of barbed wire fencing in the Nong Chan area of Sa Kaeo province on Monday.
Govt faces ICC dilemma
Mongkol Bangprapa and Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 24/08/2025
» Prominent Thai legal scholars and foreign affairs experts have advised the government to pursue an indirect legal route if it intends to bring war crimes charges against Cambodian leaders.
Border village Ban Nong Chan ‘under Thai sovereignty’
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 20/08/2025
» The government has reaffirmed Thailand’s sovereignty over Ban Nong Chan, a border village in Khok Sung district of Sa Kaeo province, amid concerns that Cambodia is attempting to exploit the area as part of an encroachment attempt.
Deft touch needed in Israeli-Iran conflict
News, Jutamas Tadthiemrom and Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 23/06/2025
» Since June 14, escalating strikes between Israel and Iran have sent shockwaves through the Thai community in the region. More than 39,500 Thai workers in Israel have been caught in the crossfire, many forced to shelter in underground bunkers or makeshift compounds as normal life is upended.
Thai officials face US visa curbs over Uyghur deportations
News Agencies and Post Reporters, Published on 15/03/2025
» The United States has restricted visas to current and former Thai officials involved in the return of 40 Uyghurs to China last month, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday.
US condemns Thailand's return of 40 Uyghurs to China
Reuters, Published on 28/02/2025
» WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday condemned Thailand's return of at least 40 Uyghurs to China, where Washington says members of the Muslim group have faced genocide.
Thai PM urged to track down Tak Bai massacre defendants
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 22/10/2024
» Forty-three non-governmental organisations have signed an open letter urging Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, along with the Interior Minister and national police chief, to make sure the seven defendants in the 2004 Tak Bai massacre case are brought to trial before the case's statute of limitations expires this Friday.
Asia 'can help' Ukraine's children
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 29/11/2023
» Ukraine's First Lady, Olena Zelenska, is calling on the international community, especially Asian countries, not to turn a blind eye to what is happening in her country. She said Ukrainian children are being abducted by Russia during its full-scale invasion.
Anti-Israel protest draws 300 at embassy
Online Reporters, Published on 21/10/2023
» More than 300 Thai Muslims and Palestinians gathered outside the Israeli embassy in Bangkok on Saturday to condemn Israel and the United States for the ongoing bombardment of the Gaza Strip and demand that Israel stop “genocide”.
Thai hostages are 'safe'
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 21/10/2023
» All Thai hostages are being safely kept in Palestinian territories, said Seyed Reza Nobakhti, the Iranian ambassador to Thailand, who added that they and other foreign hostages will be released when the Israeli military stops bombing the Gaza Strip.